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Evaluation Reporting: A Guide to Help Ensure Use of Evaluation Findings
Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2013), 18 pp.
"There are various aspects of evaluation reporting that can affect how information is used. Stakeholder needs, the evaluation purpose, and target audience should be considered when communicating results. Evaluation reporting should not only identify what, when, how, and to what extent information sh
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Practical Approaches to Theories of Change in Conflict, Security, and Justice Programmes. Part II: Using Theories of Change in Monitoring and Evaluation
London: Department for International Development (DFID); Search for Common Ground (2013), 29 pp.
"The goal of this document is to improve the effectiveness of DFID programmes and the measurement of their impacts by providing DFID Advisers with the practical skills to develop high quality theories of change, to understand the role they play in programme design and assessment. It is intended for
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Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide
Princeton; Oxford: Princeton University Press (2013), x, 467 pp.
This book provides a comprehensive yet accessible guide to running randomized impact evaluations of social programs. Drawing on the experience of researchers at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which has run hundreds of such evaluations in dozens of countries throughout the world, it offer
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Evaluating Democracy Assistance
Boulder, Colo.: Rienner (2013), x, 241 pp.
"A comprehensive, practical guide to the on-the-ground tasks of evaluating and monitoring democracy assistance programs, from planning and implementation to preparing and presenting evaluation reports." (Publisher description)
Four Essentials for Evaluation
Washington, DC: Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) (2012), 32 pp.
"When done well, evaluation for learning can help grantmakers, their grantees and their partners improve outcomes on the ground in real time. But doing it well requires that we work with key stakeholders to develop the leadership, the strategies and the systems that facilitate true learning.
1. LEAD
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Introduction to Mixed Methods in Impact Evaluation
InterAction; Rockefeller Foundation (2012), 38 pp.
"Mixed methods (MM) evaluations seek to integrate social science disciplines with predominantly quantitative (QUANT) and predominantly qualitative (QUAL) approaches to theory, data collection, data analysis and interpretation. The purpose is to strengthen the reliability of data, validity of the fin
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Quality Assurance Toolkit for Open and Distance Non-Formal Education
Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (2012), ix, 99 pp.
"Quality assurance (QA) systems applied in educational contexts are generally concerned with inputs — how much money is spent, what staffing, resources and support are provided, what kinds of teaching and learning are involved, and so on. There is an assumption — not always fulfilled — that th
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Guidance on Monitoring and Evaluation
Catholic Relief Services (CRS), revised ed. (2012), 133 pp.
Evaluating Peacebuilding Activities in Settings of Conflict and Fragility: Improving Learning for Results
Paris: OECD (2012), 97 pp.
"This guidance aims to help improve programme design and management and strengthen the use of evaluation in order to enhance the quality of conflict prevention and peacebuilding work. It seeks to guide policy makers and country partners, field and programme officers, evaluators and other stakeholder
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Introduction to Impact Evaluation
Rockefeller Foundation (2012), 18 pp.
"This first guidance note, Introduction to Impact Evaluation, provides an overview of impact evaluation, explaining how impact evaluation differs from – and complements – other types of evaluation, why impact evaluation should be done, when and by whom. It describes different methods, approaches
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Study on Communicating Evaluation Results
London: OECD Informal Network of DAC Development Communicators (DevCom Network) (2012), 25 pp.
"The main aim of this study is to examine and document the current state of how communicators and evaluators share results of development co-operation and specifically the outcomes of evaluations, including ‘negative’ or ‘sensitive’ results. Related to this, the study will shed light on the
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Essentials of Utilization-Focused Evaluation
Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2012), xxii, 461 pp.
"Based on Michael Quinn Patton's Utilization Focused Evaluation, this briefer and more condensed 'essentials' book provides both an overall framework and concrete advice for how to conduct useful evaluations that actually get used. This book integrates both theory and practice and is not only based
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Impact Evaluation in Practice
Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), xvi, 244 pp.
"This book offers an accessible introduction to the topic of impact evaluation and its practice in development. Although the book is geared principally toward development practitioners and policy makers, we trust that it will be a valuable resource for students and others interested in impact evalua
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Impact: A Practical Guide to Evaluating Community Information Projects
Miami: Knight Foundation (2011), 37 pp.
"This guide will take you through the essential steps for designing an evaluation of your community information project. These steps explain what to do and consider at different stages of the evaluation process: 1. Describe your project and identify your target audience. 2. Identify the evaluation
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Making Evaluations Matter: A Practical Guide for Evaluators
Simone van Vugt; Seerp Wigboldus; Bob Williams; Jim Woodhill (contrib.)
Wageningen: Wageningen University & Research Centre Centre for Development Innovation (2011), 118 pp.
"Too often evaluations are shelved, with very little done to bring about change within organisations. This guide will explain how you can make your evaluations more useful. It will help you to better understand some conceptual issues and appreciate how evaluations contribute to empowering stakeholde
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Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use
New York: Guilford Press (2011), xxi, 373 pp.
"Developmental evaluation offers a powerful approach to monitoring and supporting social innovations by working in partnership with program decision makers. In this book, eminent authority Michael Quinn Patton shows how to conduct evaluations within a developmental evaluation framework. Patton draws
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The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox: A Complete Guide to Program Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, and Results
Key Guidance
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley (2011), xxi, 356 pp.
"The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox identifies stages in the use of outcomes and shows you how to use specific facets of existing outcome models to improve performance and achieve meaningful results. Going beyond the familiar limits of the sector, this volume also illustrates how tools and approaches lo
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Writing Effective Reports
In: Food Security Communications Toolkit
Rome: FAO (2011), pp. 140-193
Project/Programme Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Guide
Geneva: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2011), 130 pp.
Impact Evaluation in Practice
Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), xvi, 244 pp.
"This book off ers an accessible introduction to the topic of impact evaluation and its practice in development. Although the book is geared principally toward development practitioners and policy makers, we trust that it will be a valuable resource for students and others interested in impact evalu
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